Ring Road of Iceland

Just driving along the ring road, without taking any smaller routes, supplies you with fantastic

scenery! Iceland has hardly any trees so on bright days the view from your car stretches endlessly towards fields, picturesque farms, waterfalls, mountains, beaches, the sea, lakes, glaciers, hot springs, small villages, fjords, islands - all dotted with birds, sheep, cows, horses and reindeer. The southwest of Iceland is mainly flat, green farmlands - with the occasional rivers and mountains. That includes the Hvítá river, which is popular for rafting, and Hekla volcano - that can be seen from the ring road. Also Mýrdalsjökull and Eyjafjallajökull glaciers, the sources for dozens of waterfalls and the home to one of Iceland's most popular hiking route, the Fimmvörðuháls. On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Westman Islands from the ring road in the south. Seljalandsfoss: A beautiful waterfall that you can see from the ring road but is actually a 100 metres off the ring road. It's possible to walk around the waterfall as there is a big cave behind it. One of Iceland's most popular attractions! From Reykjavík it takes about 2 hours to drive to Seljalandsfoss (without stops). More...

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